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Booksin Elementary

San Jose Unified San Jose Santa Clara County 95125
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,294 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
696 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
23:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
10%
Teachers
30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 19.1%
White 44.5%
Asian 19.7%
Black 0.6%
Other 16.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Booksin Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard48.6%
Met Standard26.5%
Below Standard25.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "75% proficient" for Booksin Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

48.6% of students exceeded standard while 26.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 27.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 27.6 points above the San Jose Unified district average of 20.9%. Compared to the 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 24.4 points higher (vs 24.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
48.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
75.0%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+3.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
8.5%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,294
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 107 40.2% 24.3% 18.7% 16.8% 64.5%
4th 103 53.4% 24.3% 14.6% 7.8% 77.7%
5th 113 47.8% 31.0% 13.3% 8.0% 78.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 108 48.1% 27.8% 15.7% 8.3% 75.9%
4th 103 53.4% 32.0% 11.7% 2.9% 85.4%
5th 113 48.7% 19.5% 16.8% 15.0% 68.1%